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Rome wasn't built in a day--and you'll need much more than a day to take in this timeless city. The city is a real-life collage of piazzas, open-air markets, and astonishing historic sites. Toss a coin into the Trevi Fountain, contemplate the Colosseum and the Pantheon, and sample a perfect espresso or gelato before spending an afternoon shopping at the Campo de’Fiori or Via Veneto. Enjoy some of the most memorable meals of your life here, too, from fresh pasta to succulent fried artichokes or a tender oxtail stew.
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1. Colombario di Pomponio Hylas
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 14 reviews
Reviewed By CarolnRobb - New York City, United States
We had read about this unusual burial crypt and realized it was difficult to arrange. We contacted our guide Silvia Prosperi and she was about to obtain the permit and arrange for the appoint with the Parks Department representative to open it. We learned there are many sights like this that can only be opened by appointment.
2. Cimitero Acattolico per Stranieri
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 741 reviews
Reviewed By Margo7850p
What a wonderful place to visit. Few tourists visiting Rome reach one of the most interesting and suggestive places, which is the non-Catholic cemetery near the Pyramid of Cestius.Tourists from around the world are looking for the grave of John Keats, who died in Rome at the age of 26 in 1821. His name is not on the tombstone; only the words 'young English poet' appear. An epitaph was also engraved: "Here lies the one whose name is written on the water." There is also often visited by the Romans and tourists the tomb of the second poet of English Romantic Percy Bysshe Shelley. You can also see the tombstone of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's son, August. The stone has the inscription: "Goethe filius". A very special cemetery in the heart of Rome.
3. Rome War Cemetery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 22 reviews
Reviewed By adelec317
Our visit was to pay our respects to my husbands uncle who died a few months after Italy was liberated. We found it very easy to get to as its within walking distance of the colosseum. On arriving there all we could say was Wow! So peaceful, no-one would know there was a main road on the otherside of the wall. Its beautifully kept,the gardners look after the graves exceptionally well and with the respect those laid to rest there deserve. Theres stone seats/benches that visitors can use to sit,reflect and take it in. The visitors book is readily available to write in and lots of information within a seperate book detailing the soldiers and also gives each soldiers grave numbers. Well worth a visit!
4. Monumental Cemetery of the Capuchin Brothers
5. Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini
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4.0 based on 308 reviews
Reviewed By FatherofthreeinKS - Olathe, United States
First visited 10 years ago, on my first trip to Rome. The crypts are of course the big draw. At the time, you just tossed a donation in a basket and visited about five very creepy arched rooms adorned with the artistically arranged bones of many many former monks (and children, not sure where they came from,) along with mummified Capuchin monks still in their brown robes. The last crypt has a sign that says ""What you are now, we once were; what we are now, you shall be" in several languages. They were hard core. Beware, you're going to remember seeing this. Since the first visit, they've added a stiffer admission price and a whole museum about the religious order. The church itself is beautiful, don't skip it. I remember standing there on my first day ever in Europe, jetlagged as all hell, thinking, "this is what a 500 year old church smells like?" Shakespeare could have gone there. You should too.
